You are going to find a famous painting and discover what it means. Try and determine what the artist was trying to get across to his/her viewers. The painting must be from before 1900. You are going to bring it into Photoshop and use what you know to "modernize" the painting and make it more 2015. You can do this by altering the styles, change the meaning in some way, or make additions that only exist today.
Example: The painting I chose is The Luncheon on the Grass(Le déjeuner sur l'herbe) by Édouard Manet. When this painting came out in 1863 there was a huge controversy about the nude women in a contemporary setting. It was inappropriate for women to be nude in public and it was outrageous for someone to paint this scene, people were outraged. I changed the setting to the beach and dressed the women appropriately with bathing suits and left the men in their 1860s attire. I also added a bottle of suntan lotion to the man's hand. With these modifications the men are out of place and the viewer would now question why the men are laying in the sand fully clothed, while the women are having a beach day.
Make sure to save the artwork you have chosen into your folder
Find an artwork and look up the meaning behind it. Why did the artist paint it? Find out as much as you can about the artwork. Now think about a way that you can modernize it. How can you convert this famous artwork to fit into 2015?
Part II: Submit a proposal to Edmodo by answering the questions on the following document...
Modernize a Famous work of Art
You are going to find a famous painting and discover what it means. Try and determine what the artist was trying to get across to his/her viewers. The painting must be from before 1900. You are going to bring it into Photoshop and use what you know to "modernize" the painting and make it more 2015. You can do this by altering the styles, change the meaning in some way, or make additions that only exist today.Example:
The painting I chose is The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur l'herbe) by Édouard Manet. When this painting came out in 1863 there was a huge controversy about the nude women in a contemporary setting. It was inappropriate for women to be nude in public and it was outrageous for someone to paint this scene, people were outraged. I changed the setting to the beach and dressed the women appropriately with bathing suits and left the men in their 1860s attire. I also added a bottle of suntan lotion to the man's hand. With these modifications the men are out of place and the viewer would now question why the men are laying in the sand fully clothed, while the women are having a beach day.
Part I:
Look at different works of art located at http://totallyhistory.com/art-history/famous-paintings/
Make sure to save the artwork you have chosen into your folder
Find an artwork and look up the meaning behind it. Why did the artist paint it? Find out as much as you can about the artwork. Now think about a way that you can modernize it. How can you convert this famous artwork to fit into 2015?
Part II:
Submit a proposal to Edmodo by answering the questions on the following document...
After you have filled the document upload it to Edmodo and turn it in.
Part III:
Part IV:
After you have finished, please complete the artist statement and print it and turn it in along with the rubric.
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